My Edible Fruit Trees: Plum Trees WA

plum - amber gold (Grafted)

Comments: -

I needed something tough to survive the location (full Perth summer sun against a reflective metal fence) that would 'match' the other plums I have.

Blossom commenced late August, early September 2010. It only really seems to have taken off late October - maybe next year it will feel more at home.

Plant is still not thriving. Leaves removed June 2011. I'm not sure why it isn't very happy ... it is just taking a long time to feel thoroughly at home.

Jan 2012 - This is NOT an amber gold ... the fruit (half a dozen) are very large (circumference 20cm), heart shaped, green-red on the outside, pink on the inside and SUBLIME. Clearly the wrong lable - but delicious. Not another blood plum either (as I've got these and this fruit is different). The plant took awhile to establish, but is growing well now. Clearly requires more chill than offered by Perth ... but just divine.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Santa Rosa

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Lady-bugs and removal of any 'bad critters' or sick leaves

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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plum - amber jewel (Grafted)

Comments: - I have grafted a Santa Rosa onto this tree

Height 1 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Plum - Blood ^7/10

Comments: - Planted in location #42 (clay, loam, quartz) . Believed to be a Japanese blood plum (so should cross with existing plums). Was rescued from a deceased estate. Trunk was about 25cm in diameter. It was pruned to about 1.2m high and 1m wide (<30% of its original size), and roots were pruned to within 40cm of trunk. It produced leaves in spring 2016, but these were shredded by parrots until there was so much growth the parrots couldn't land anywhere on it. It seems determined to live!

Planted: 2016

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: No real pests apparent

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Plum - Elephant Heart (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: - Planted in position #10 or orchard. Have never tried this plum, but a pollinator for Japanese plums and sounds delicious.

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Ruby Blood (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Planted in 2007 in the middle of my raspberry patch to provide some shelter to the berries from the afternoon heat. Besides.......it was an open spot that needed filling- and I love blood plums.

Very nice shape on this tree- but I don't expect it to fruit until summer of 2010/2011 (I may get one or two fruit this yea- 2009/2010- but it hasn't had a chance to form many laterals yet- and the tree is very young)

Update 2012 this blood plum fruits a little earlier than the mariposa and tastes good- not quite as good as mariposa/satsuma but a welcome addition.

Planted: 2007

Height 1.7 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 25% in Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Santa Rosa and Mariposa

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Fruit fly spray in summer and bordeaux spray in winter just prior to bud burst

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Plum - Santa rosa

Comments: -

See Satsuma - I don't like Santa Rosa's myself.

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

plum - Santa Rosa (Grafted)

Comments: -

Still very young. With luck I will get some fruit set despite only having 300 chill hours. This is my main pollinator for the other plums, so flowers are important, unfortunately there aren't too many! Plant broke dormancy early October

Leaves removed in June 2011. Hopefully there will be sufficient chill for fruit.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Mariposa & Satsuma

Pest Control:

N/A

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Plum - Santa rosa ^4/10

Comments: -

Pulled this one out as it wasn't performing very well (fruit yield wise). Getting plenty off my Mariposa and have a Ruby blood now for cross pollination (plus grafted a Satsuma onto the Mariposa)

Planted as a pollinator for my original Mariposa plum. It's an ok tree but really planted as a pollinator only as the fruit is nothing compared to blood plums. Now grafting Satsuma and Narabeen onto some of hte branches

Planted: 2003

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 25% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Fruit fly spray and Bordeaux spray in late winter just prior to bud burst

Plum - Santa rosa (Grafted)

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Mariposa

Plum - Sugar (Grafted) ^1/10

Comments: -

The tree grew well but never fruited in my garden.  Well we really don't having the chilling hours these trees need in Perth.  So don't bother with them if you are in Perth.  Try other low chill fruit trees instead.  I gave mine the axe treatment in the end.

Planted: 2007

Plum - Sunrise Gulf (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Flowering for first time now (Aug09)

Bumper crop - will need to thin next time. Suffered fruit loss due to boron deficiency.

Same as the Gulf ruby - not suited to my climate and the fruit burns badly. This one has nice fruit but the skin is really bitter - so we have to squeeze the insides out of them and discard the skin.

Fruiting Months October, November, December

Planted: 2007

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

Copper spray in winter.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

plum - unknown red-fleshed

Comments: -

Again, planted by previous owners - very nice red-fleshed variety, doing quite nicely without very much care at all!

Planted: 2002

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: No

Plum Santa Rosa (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Amber Jewel

Burdekin Plum (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - Doubles its size in 6 months. Just give water, too easy to grow.

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 16

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Davidson Plum NSW ^8/10

Davidson Plum NSW (Seedling) ^5/10

Planted: 2016

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Dwarf Plum - Mariposa

Dwarf Plum - Santa Rosa

Dwarf Plumcott - Spring Satin (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: - Removed. The top growth was pretty much a full size tree and outgrew the rootstock very quickly. It fell over in a storm, at 2yrs old, as a result. Very unhappy with the plant. The rootstock-scion combo might not be suited to lighter soils as I had the same problem with the entire range of this brand of stone fruits - and have either removed or lost all seven of them.

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jambolan Plum (Seedling)

Comments: - Hasn't fruited yet so can't comment on taste. It is a vigorous grower and probably not suited to small areas. Ours is in the "rainforest" type area and is very easy to grow. It never gets chorotic or bothered by cold/heat. I think it's the parrots eating the top growth that is keeping it contained so far though.

Planted: 2014

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Slow release organic chook manure pellets in warm season.

Kaffir Plum (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

I quite like these sour fruits...plus the tree thrives here.

I have planted them more for shade and shelter than anything.

This one is only 6 months old and I chopped the top off just recently to encourage branching. The dog is for size comparison.....

Nov 2010: Lots of flowers, grows very fast, is very strong and tolerant of heat, wind and salinity. A great windbreak tree.

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Usual mix

When I Fertilise: Winter

Pest Control:

None needed as yet.

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Early Sweet (Seedling) ^10/10

Planted: 2013

Plum - Green gage

Comments: - Removed. Grew fine but there was not enough chill for it here in Bunbury.